A grandmother-of-one whose fiancé is 39 years her junior has told how she ditched her pals after they disapproved of her younger beau. Pam Shasteen, 60, was devastated when her best friends labelled Jonathan Langevin, 21, ‘young enough to be her grandson’ and told Pam she ‘needed therapy.’ Since then the loved-up couple, from Tulsa, … Read more
Just 110 humans would be needed to set up new Mars colony, expert reveals Jean-Marc Salott at Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique carried out study He found that just 110 needed to help make tools and commodities on the planet The colony would have to live in an oxygen-filled dome and start own agriculture By Bhvishya … Read more
A father who fell critically ill with coronavirus had to have his leg amputated when the infection triggered deadly blood clots. Anthony Earl, 59, is one of a growing number of Covid-19 patients to suffer from the nasty complication of the disease, which can also lead to strokes and heart attacks. The delivery driver, of … Read more
The rapidity with which a pandemic can transmogrify into a financial crisis, blocking the plumbing of the monetary system, is outlined in graphic detail by the Bank of England’s markets chief Andrew Hauser. In a Bloomberg speech, he reveals that as the moving vans were idling outside Threadneedle Street – with Mark Carney leaving the … Read more
‘Passive’ visual experiences play a key part in our early learning experiences and should be replicated in AI vision systems, according to neuroscientists. Italian researchers argue there are two types of learning – passive and active – and both are crucial in the development of our vision and understanding of the world. Who we become as … Read more
My younger daughter may have Down’s syndrome but she has a firm grasp of the principles of weight loss. Last week I said to her, after getting off the scales: ‘Oh dear, I’ve put on more weight.’ Her response was instant: ‘Eat less, move more!’ And to my reply that I would try to do … Read more
Compression stockings are not needed to help prevent blood clots after surgery, new research shows Anti-clotting drugs alone just as effective as prescribing them with stockings Imperial College London say results show that guidelines should be updated Graduated compression stockings designed to help promote circulation in legs By Katie Pickles Health Correspondent For The Daily … Read more
Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Urgent stimulus from the Government is needed to ward off a collapse in the UK’s housing market, experts have warned. … Read more
Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard study finds A Harvard study on coronavirus warned sporadic periods of social distancing could be needed until 2022 to prevent new surges in infections The researchers warn that lifting social distancing measures all at once … Read more
President Obama asked the Democrats to unite behind Joe Biden in a 12-minute video Tuesday as he finally stepped into the 2020 campaign. Obama said Biden represents the right kind of leadership ‘the kind of leadership guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace.’ ‘That kind of leadership doesn’t just belong in our … Read more